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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY A~NDING SECTION 12-46, PERTAINING TO FIRE PREVENTION CODE APPEALS; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-18, PERTAINING TO HOUSING CODE APPEALS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 39-5 PERTAINING TO APPEALS FROM NOTICES TO REMOVE WEEDS AND DEBRIS. BE iT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 12-46 of the Code of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended and reordained to read as follows: Section 12-46. Notice to comply with provisions; compliance required; appeals to City Manager. (a~ In case the C~lief Inspector of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or his assistants finds that any provision of this Chapter or other ordinance pertaining to his duties is not being complied with, he shall give notice in writing to the owners, occupants~ lessees, or persons in possession, charge or control of such structure or place to make such alterations or repairs or to take such action as will cause the structure to conform to the requirements of existing law so far as fire risks or fire prevention ms concerned. Except as provided for in subsection (c) of this section, such notice shall be d0mplied with within fifteen (15) days except in emergency cases where the Chief Inspector or his assistants might require the corrections in a shorter time. (b) If the person to whom notice, as provided for in sub- section (a) of this section is sent, shall deem himself aggrieved by such order, he may, within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter, appeal %o the City'Manager. Unless the City Manager reverses that order, it shall remazn in force and shall be forthwith com- plied with by the person to whom the notice was sent. (c) Any person to whom notice is sent, as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, may, within the time period set for compliance by the notice, request an enlargement of the time period for compliance from the City Manager or his designee. Where warranted by extenuating circumstances, the City Manager or his designee,may extend the date for compliance for an additional period not to exceed fiftee~ (15) days from the date set for compliance in the original notice. 2. That Section 17-18 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virgmnia, 1973, be amended by adding thereto, Section 107 of the S~uthern Standard Housing Code, 1969 Edition, to read as follows: